How did Alexander Bain try to connect mental processes with the brain and nervous system?

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Alexander Bain Bain, detail of an oil painting by Sir George Reid; in the collection of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Alexander Bain, a Scottish philosopher, sought to connect mental processes with the brain and nervous system by adopting a rigorously scientific approach to psychology. He aimed to find physical correlatives for abstract concepts such as "idea" and "mind," emphasizing the necessity of further investigation into the processes of the brain and the nervous system. Bain's work in this area is reflected in his publications, including Mind and Body: The Theories of Their Relation (1873).1